Pat Evans' emotional death scenes drew 9.76m viewers to BBC One on New Year's Day, topping other primetime treats including Sherlock, Absolutely Fabulous and the ITV premiere of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

EastEnders fans may already be grieving for Pat Evans, who is set to pop her clogs on the New Year's Day episode of the BBC soap, but actress Pam St Clement say she hasn't started mourning her character's death yet.

EastEnders viewers are apparently set to discover that Steven Beale is behind the disappearence of his half sister Lucy - and he will attempt to kill Pat Evans when she discovers what he has been up to.

Christopher Ellison is joining the soap hoppers There’s more hopping between soaps than ever these days as Hollyoaks locals take a trip to the Dales and residents of Walford move over to Sun Hill. This time it’s the turn of The Bill veteran Christopher Ellison to take a walk on a different beat. The 60-year-old […]